Dr. Carol Shields attended the University of Notre Dame for undergraduate
pre-medical studies and played 4 years of Varsity basketball on the Women’s basketball team, serving as
captain for 3 years. She completed her medical school at the University of Pittsburgh and residency in
Ophthalmology at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia in 1987. She subsequently completed fellowship
training in Ocular Oncology, Oculoplastic Surgery, and Ophthalmic Pathology.
Dr. Carol Shields is currently the Director of the Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, and Professor of
Ophthalmology at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.